Bitter Dock vs Malayan civet

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Bitter Dock is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polygonaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Rumex	Viverra
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Dock

The Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius) is a species in the genus Rumex. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.